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плъх

/[pɫɤx]/
Bulgariannoun

Definitions

  1. 1.
    rat (rodent of genus Rattus)
  2. 2.
    low skilled person; sycophant (of people)
    • кни́жен плъх

      knížen plǎhbookworm

    • канцела́рски плъх

      kancelárski plǎhquill-driver

  3. 3.
    dialectalvole, dormouse (large mouse-like rodent)
    • во́ден плъх

      vóden plǎhwater vole

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • плъ́хче
  • плъхо́к
  • плъшо́к
Synonyms
  • патка́н
Related words (2)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pelH- Proto-Balto-Slavic *peliā? Proto-Slavic *pьlxъ Bulgarian плъх (plǎh) Inherited from Proto-Slavic *pьlxъ. Cognates of that term in other Slavic languages usually mean “dormouse”, while the word for “rat” is either from Proto-Slavic *krysa or *ščurъ.

Forms

  • plǎhromanization
  • плъ́хкаfeminine
  • плъхindefinite • singular
  • плъ́ховеindefinite • plural
  • плъ́хътdefinite • singular • subjective
  • плъ́ховетеdefinite • plural • subjective
  • плъ́хаdefinite • objective • singular
  • плъ́ховетеdefinite • objective • plural
  • -count-form • singular
  • плъ́хаcount-form • plural
  • пълхalternative • dialectal
  • полхalternative • dialectal
  • пл̥хalternative • dialectal

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